Elon Musk Posts Twitter Poll Asking If He Should Step Down As CEO

The final results show a majority of users voted "yes." The billionaire said he would "abide by the results" of the poll.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-poll_n_639fb8d4e4b044143048c4e8

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Elon Musk Posts Twitter Poll Asking If He Should Step Down As CEO

The billionaire said he would "abide by the results" of the poll.

HuffPost

From November:

Elon Musk says he plans to find a new leader for Twitter

https://www.axios.com/2022/11/16/elon-musk-twitter-ceo-new-leader

Elon Musk says he plans to find a new leader for Twitter

Musk spoke at a Delaware court hearing that's part of a lawsuit over the size of his Tesla compensation.

Axios

"Called it. Musk wasn't in Qatar to watch soccer; he was there to take instructions from his bosses."

https://c.im/@msbellows/109537503031577945

M.S. Bellows, Jr. (@[email protected])

Attached: 2 images Called it. Musk wasn't in Qatar to watch soccer; he was there to take instructions from his bosses.

C.IM

"It's more likely that Musk didn't want to be tracked to the Saudi suite at the World Cup, standing against the wall with Jared like butlers in a lineup. Hence the blockapalooza."

https://mstdn.party/@kbeninato/109538073372081488

Karen Dalton-Beninato ☑️ (@[email protected])

It's more likely that Musk didn't want to be tracked to the Saudi suite at the World Cup, standing against the wall with Jared like butlers in a lineup. Hence the blockapalooza.

Mastodon Party

"Elon Musk is not doing so great at running Twitter so far. This sums up his experience"

https://www.captiongenerator.com/v/2284647/elon-reacts-to-twitter-implosion

Elon reacts to Twitter Implosion

Elon Musk is not doing so great at running Twitter so far. This sums up his experience

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Facebook on Twitter

“🫣”

Twitter

"suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view"

https://botsin.space/@mobydick/109539703106489163

Moby Dick at Sea (@[email protected])

suddenly going down in a maelstrom, within three rods of the planks, he wholly disappeared from view

botsin.space

Twitter Likely Too Small for EU Antitrust Violation

Twitter doesn’t have enough users in Europe to be gatekeeper

Musk’s exclusionary policy change could push commission to act

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-19/twitter-likely-too-small-for-eu-antitrust-violation

Twitter Is Probably Too Small to Trouble EU’s Antitrust Cops

Elon Musk’s sudden policy change barring users from promoting other social media accounts drew concern that the move was anticompetitive and would violate European Union rules. In the end, Twitter is probably too small to matter.

Bloomberg

Elon Musk: Twitter users vote in favour of boss resigning

Twitter users have voted in favour of Elon Musk stepping down as the platform's chief executive after the billionaire ran a poll on his future.

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-your-money-64021412

"He's fond of quoting the phrase 'vox populi, vox dei', a Latin phrase which roughly means 'the voice of the people is the voice of God'."

Elon Musk: Twitter users vote in favour of boss resigning

Some 57.5% of users voted "yes" when Elon Musk asked them if he should quit as Twitter's chief executive.

BBC News

*cough* Nec audiendi qui solent dicere, Vox populi, vox Dei, quum tumultuositas vulgi semper insaniae proxima sit. *cough*

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vox_populi#Vox_populi,_vox_Dei

"And those people should not be listened to who keep saying the voice of the people is the voice of God, since the riotousness of the crowd is always very close to madness."

Vox populi - Wikipedia

Twitter stiffs software vendor with $8 million left on contract, lawsuit says

Lawsuit: Twitter has refused to make required payments since Musk took over.

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2022/12/twitter-stiffs-software-vendor-with-8-million-left-on-contract-lawsuit-says/

Twitter stiffs software vendor with $8 million left on contract, lawsuit says

Lawsuit: Twitter has refused to make required payments since Musk took over.

Ars Technica

Twitter has reportedly laid off part of its infrastructure team

The cuts come days off the head of the division was let go.

https://www.engadget.com/twitter-has-reportedly-laid-off-more-of-its-infrastructure-team-192330953.html

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Meanwhile:

Tesla Shareholder Frustration Turns Into Revolt Against Elon Musk

The electric vehicle maker has lost nearly $640 billion in market capitalization this year.

https://www.thestreet.com/technology/tesla-shareholder-frustration-turns-into-revolt-against-elon-musk

Tesla Shareholder Frustration Turns Into Revolt Against Elon Musk

The electric vehicle maker has lost nearly $640 billion in market capitalization this year.

TheStreet

'Are you just winging it?' Legal expert warns Elon Musk he may have just made a huge mistake

https://www.rawstory.com/elon-musk-twitter-2658980703/

"as former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti noted in a reply to Musk, Twitter and other social media platforms are not traditional publishers, as such publishers have civil and criminal legal liability for the things that they publish."

'Are you just winging it?' Legal expert warns Elon Musk he may have just made a huge mistake

Twitter CEO Elon Musk stirred more controversy on Sunday with a new policy that will end rival platforms' ability to give themselves "free promotion" on his social media site.Specifically, the Twitter Support account stated that "we will remove accounts created solely for the purpose of promoting ot...

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